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Dell XPS 15 9550

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Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.47% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N7TVV
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '18 at 21:39
Run Duration	94 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 180 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 502 50% 407 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 06E4) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.47% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 6.97 6% 10.3 fps	MRender 8.81 Gravity 6.43 Splatting 13.8 8% 9.68 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.47% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 1,476 Write 78.2 Mixed 156 120% 570 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 12.9 119% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 29.2 DQ Write 92.4 DQ Mixed 12.4 24% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 172%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	69.5% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 76%

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Typical XPS 15 9550 Builds (Compare 1,708 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop

Desktop 58%

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Workstation

Workstation 10%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9550

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,510x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	193x
Core i3-6100HIntelBench 56%, 313 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,180x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	504x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	271x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 160%, 14,022 samples	204x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TBSamsungBench 155%, 2,610 samples	87x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	430x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	142x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	108x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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